Looking to continue on the success of their iPhone 3G, Softbank has announced that they will be launching a terrestrial TV tuner / battery-pack add-on for the Japanese iPhone 3G market.

The iPhone 3G has been criticized for its lack of the TV-tuner capabilities that much of the Japanese market demands in their handsets. Still, without [...]

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Things are looking good for Japan’s iPhone carrier, Softbank. Ever since the Japanese wireless carrier signed on as Apple’s iPhone 3G carrier partner, Softbank has seen their bottom line moving onwards and upwards.

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This coming spring, SoftBank will be adding the Panasonic 706P to its line-up of handsets. This super-shiny clamshell runs on W-CDMA, but is GSM tri-band capable. It possesses a 2 megapixel camera, QVGA display, microSD expansion slot, built-in music player, HTML browser and Bluetooth capability. The 706P will be available in a range of shiny, [...]

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